Accidentally closing tabs

George Vander Dussen
George Vander Dussen Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Feedback
I love Logos but there's one thing that really annoys me. When I have 8+ tabs open, the tab sizes become smaller. This often leads to me accidentally closing a tab when I'm trying to bring it to the front. This happens because the clickable area around the "X" is way too generous. It's very frustrating when a needed tab accidentally gets closed because of this issue. I propose that the "X" area be made smaller so the user doesn't accidentally click on it. Make it more intentional to actually close an open tab. Thank you.
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  • Danny Jenkins
    Danny Jenkins Member Posts: 44 ✭✭
    edited November 2024
    I have several Bibles and Commentaries opened, and sometimes I click on those, and accidently close what I want to read. Is there a way that I can chose to do away with the little "x" for closing? I am happy with close these tabs using the "ctrl-F4" or "right clicking."
  • I think the area where you can press the x is too big.
    I often accidentally close a tab because the area where you can press the x is way bigger than the x itself.
  • I have this problem all the time and it is tedious to have to reopen stuff when it could be avoided. Other tabbed browsers I use do not have this feature (the x does not appear until selecting the tab) so it is counter intuitive here. Also, the x area takes up a lot of space. We could see twice as many resources without the hidden x feature on the tab, or we could see the short names more often.
  • Danny Jenkins
    Danny Jenkins Member Posts: 44 ✭✭
    Thanks. I'm glad there are a few people that agree with me.
  • David Taylor, Jr.
    David Taylor, Jr. Member Posts: 4,383 ✭✭✭
    Either that or like in Chrome/Edge/Firefox have a "Reopen Close Tab" option.
  • Livius Chebeleu
    Livius Chebeleu Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    middle click on a tab and it will close it.  ctrl+shift+T will reopen any accidentally closed tab just like in chrome or firefox.
  • @Livius Chebeleu  Thanks for the tip, works great. But why have the X on the tab at all since right clicking on the tab offers a menu option to close it?
  • Chris Wylie
    Chris Wylie Member Posts: 15 ✭✭
    Agree - this happens to me a lot
  • Livius Chebeleu
    Livius Chebeleu Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    @D. W. Kay  It's a usability thing.  Some people need to see the "X" and have the ability to click it.
  • Livius Chebeleu
    Livius Chebeleu Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    I agree.  The hotspot for clicking on the "X" to close the tab is waaay to generous around the icon.  You think you're activating the tab but in fact you end up closing it on click.
  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • Pastor Jeff Marble
    Pastor Jeff Marble Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    yes please to reopen closed tab
  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 54,558
    @David Taylor Jr  We already have this on the tab menu and as a shortcut

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

  • Daniel McCoy
    Daniel McCoy Member Posts: 70 ✭✭
    I actually like how the "X" currently works. I wouldn't change it. 
  • Kevin Clarke, Ph.D.
    Kevin Clarke, Ph.D. Member Posts: 10 ✭✭
    @Rosie Perera  Never noticed that! Thank you!
  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Pastor Jeff Marble  This feature exists already. See my answer to David Taylor Jr above.
  • Rick DeLong
    Rick DeLong Member Posts: 14 ✭✭
    I suggested a pop up (or dropdown) list of open resources for navigating long list in the panels.
    https://feedback.faithlife.com/boards/logos-desktop-app/posts/open-resources-list
  • Anderson Abreu
    Anderson Abreu Member Posts: 559 ✭✭✭
    Agree - this happens to me a lot 

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  • Ben Chavez
    Ben Chavez Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    I suggest getting rid of x next to an open book along the top of a panel. Make it optional if the x is visible or hidden. Too many x's across the screen if many books are open.
  • I got tired of this, as well, so I've found it helpful to use CTRL + Page Up/Down to navigate between tabs.
  • Ross Durham
    Ross Durham Member Posts: 22 ✭✭
    edited November 2024
    On Mac Desktop go back to hidden “X” in the tabs.

    1. Consistency is good. Logos 9 hid the “X” until needed. No benefit to always showing it. No need to change from what worked very well in Logos 9.
    2. Although Chrome shows the “X,” MacOS generally hides. This is on the Mac Desktop app, so the Mac approach is more appropriate. I bet few Mac users use Chrome. I use Safari and Brave.
    3. It is visually more elegant to hide the “X.” Yes the program still works but it is a move backward on the visual experience.
    4. At least provide a toggle in settings to hide the “X” so it functions as in Logos 9. At least give us the option to haveMac programs conform to MacOS standards.

    Thank you so much
  • Ben Chavez
    Ben Chavez Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    Logos should make the "X" optional. It's too cluttered with all of the "X's" across the screen.
  • ElephantMan
    ElephantMan Member Posts: 51 ✭✭
    Please! The current situation is close to being a bug. It's often difficult to click on a tab without closing it.
  • Wayne de Villiers
    Wayne de Villiers Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
    I agree. I posted a feature request for this same issue several months ago, not realizing one was already going. My feature request is titled: "Panel Tab Overflow: Move "Close Tab" X Button"